Template:On this day/July 2

Copy the 3-5 most noteworthy events from the corresponding date page. Please change to past tense and bold the key article. You may also include a relevant photo, sized between 100-140px wide and aligned right.

July 2:

• 1693 – A Spanish expedition under Laureano del Torres y Ayala arrived at Pensacola Bay via an overland route from Apalachicola.
• 1888 – The Fort Pickens military reservation was expanded to include the entire Santa Rosa Island by executive order.
• 1948 – Congress passed legislation, later repealed, authorizing the creation of a Pensacola National Monument.